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The Weekender: Trekking Through Golems & Zombies!!!

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Hi there folks and welcome to the Weekender! This time we have an interesting discussion on the Star Trek films, expand more on the Golem Arcana Kickstarter and also talk about those very nice looking Kingdom Death Plastics! As if […]

On the Table: Star Wars Football, 40K Marines & Dreadball Prize!

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Showin' off awesome things you might have missed from the world of wargaming, card games and board games. We even throw in a bit of role-playing too! No, not like that!

“I Am A Leaf On The Wind!” – Firefly Board Game Demo!

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The guys are breaking out the Firefly Board Game and heading off into the big black. This is going to be a demo game full of adventure where working legitimate jobs and smuggling cargo goes hand in hand! Aim to misbehave!

The Mars Attacks Miniatures Game Gets Closer [UPDATED]!

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Check out some more of the renders and a nice piece of artwork that should show off the world of Mars Attacks that is coming very soon.

Vlog Time! Warren’s FoW Troubles!

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I think it's time for a sit down as we see what the team has been up to hobby-wise. Today Warren is asking for a little help and advice in building his Flames of War army for the Grand Tournament!

What is Clawing its Way from the Abyss of MaxMini?

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The last few days it seems I have been reporting on a lot of new horrific monster minis, but this latest one from MaxMini might just be the most terrifying one yet!

Searching The Shadows With Letters From Whitechapel!

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We take a look at one of the most sought after board games of the past few years, Letters from Whitechapel. What will you make of this game of cat and mouse, murder and intrigue?

DreadBall Ultimate Means Bigger Teams & Bigger Pitches!

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DreadBall Season Three from Mantic Games might be bringing four new teams to the fold but it's also giving us the Ultimate way to play. A few of you will probably have seen this pitch already but check out the […]

The Weekender: Funky Modular Virtual Tabletop Fun!

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It's Weekender time again and the guys are going to be chatting about all things epic. Today this includes Plast Craft Games and a mega charity event happening later on this year.

Mantic’s Deadzone Hitting Stores In November!

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Deadzone is coming sooner rather than later! You will be able to get your hands on the game at the end of November.

Painting A Relics Britanan Foot Soldier Part 2

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Our maestro Romain finishes up painting the skin tones of his lost little Britanan and moves on to painting up the first level of shading on his coat.

Golem Arcana Hits Kickstarter With A Fantastic Gaming Idea

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You heard us mention it on The Weekender and now Golem Arcana has burst out onto Kickstarter. Now THIS is a game that has our attention!

Spartan Prepare The Directorate For Firestorm Planetfall

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Dive into more concept art from Spartan Games for Firestorm Planetfall. What do you think of the models for The Directorate?

Master Class: Painting the D&D Eye Tyrant Part 1

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Romain has taken out another of the fantastic D&D collectors series minis for a painting tutorial, and will be showing off another round of his wet painting techniques.

The Weekender XLBS: RoboCop, Misbehavin’ & Kings Of War

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Welcome Backstagers to our corner of epicness that is XLBS. The guys are chatting awesome crime fighters with RoboCop getting it's epic trailer. On top of that we aim to misbehave with a look at the basics of Firefly: The Game.

Muster Beneath The Banner! SAGA Vikings!

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We have stroked our beards and consulted the oracle before bringing you a run down of the factions from SAGA. First off we sing songs of Valhalla and talk Vikings!

Khador Vs Everblight: Warmahordes Battle Report Begins!

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So guys it's time for something that people have been asking for since Beasts of War was born. We are in the studio for a game of Warmachine Vs Hordes. place your bets!

Warhammer 40,000 Dark Vengeance: The Battle Report!

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Kieran Merigo has taken his Dark Vengeance contents to the battlefield and the forces of Chaos and the Imperium go head to head! Who will be victorious?

DreadBall Ultimate Hits Out With Four New Teams

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Mantic Games are showing off the teams and awesome boxed set that will appear with Season 3 of DreadBall.

Battle Box & Beyond: Relics Nuem Faction

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Video Sponsors: Wayland Games - Warmachine We're back with yet another Battlebox and Beyond for Relics by Tor Gaming! This time they get to chat about Justin's favorite faction, The Nuem. These crazy, pain loving Dwarves look to be a really […]

What’s in the Box: Firefly, Prime Axiom & Anarchy Basing Bits!

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In this episode we finally get our hands on Firefly! Probably the most highly anticipated game of the year. But there's more, we also get up close with the Convergence of Cyriss Prime Axiom & we're giving it away!! Finally we take a look at cool basing bits with their creator in the studio!

Unleash The Deep Space Assault Console!

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Add extra atmosphere to your games with the Deep Space Assault Console! This fun sound board is a great way to set the scene of an infested derelict spaceship. NEW IE FIX detailed inside!

GameScape: We Build an Epic Forest Gaming Table Part 1

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Backstagers can now enjoy our GameScape series in which we show you how to build an epic gaming table from planning to completion.

On the Table s6 ep2: Heresy, Cthulhu & Dropzone Commander!

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On The Table is back for episode two and we have plenty more shiny to show you! Don't forget you can also net yourself a cool prize and to find out what it is, get watching!

Feel Your Bloodlust Rise as Dark Hammer Release Their Tyrant

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A ruler of the underworld has risen and will be stepping out of Dark Hammer Miniatures' webstore and on to our tabletops. Cower before the Bloodlust Tyrant!

Painting The PHR Colour Scheme On A Triton

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Time to give Dropzone Commander some more love. We unleash Romain on the Post-Human Republic with a painting tutorial using a rather cool looking Triton Class Strike Dropship.

GF9 D&D Miniatures at Gen Con 2013

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Time for another little peek at what you missed at Gen Con this year as Wildchevy stops off at the Gale Force 9 booth to have a look at their latest D&D minis.

The Players Get HUGE For Mantic’s DreadBall

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Mantic show off some of their rather huge heavy hitters for DreadBall.

Supplementary Thinking: Crafting Your Own Army List

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Lee dodges the men in white coats and suggests a few ways in which you could craft your own army lists and units for Warhammer 40,000!

Deploying Your Troops For Infinity

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Carlos and Warren are back for another little look at tips and tactics for playing Infinity.

The Weekender XLBS: Encountering The Human Resistance!

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We're still talking Dropzone Commander and if you watched our Gen Con coverage you might have seen the first miniatures for the Human Resistance. These guys have been left behind and gone all Mad Max on the Scourge! As well as that we have a prize to give away!

The Weekender: Dropzone Commander Bonanza!

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Welcome friends to the Weekender! Today we're looking at (as you might have guessed from the title) Dropzone Commander! We've stuck together the miniatures from the two player starter set and even take a look at some of the other new shiny bits and pieces too!

Fear The Day You Run Into The Beast Of War!

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Warploque Miniatures are approaching their final week on Kickstarter and to celebrate it they have a whole host of new miniatures in the pipeline. There is one however that is more epic than all the rest. Prepare for The Beast of War!

Grumpy Old Wargamers – Mega Zombie Death Game!

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So guys we've been looking through the BoW vaults and have dug up a video that we missed during the Grumpy Old Wargamers Convention and here it is in all its glory and horror.

Warren’s Nottingham Road Trip: D&D Collectors Series Designer Interview

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Time for the next installment of Warren's Nottingham road trip. This time our fearless leader has stopped off at Battlefront to have a word with Matt Parks the Lead Designer of the D&D Collectors Series.

Supplementary Thinking: Beyond The Basic Codex

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Lee Trayler is back with his look at supplements and their use in the world of Warhammer 40,000. Dive in and check out what he thinks of this invitation to lore-mine from Games Workshop!

Infinity Let You Face Off Against Dire Foes

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Check out a mass of different Infinity art for their newest undertaking, Dire Foes! It's nemesis on nemesis with these new sets and it looks like a good ol' grudge match is on the cards!

Daredevil Plays Batman in Man of Steel 2!

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Yes, we know this isn't hobby related, but it's such big news for geekdom that we had to throw in our two cents.

The Rising Sun Battles Ramp Up With New Tanks & Men

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A massive wave of Russian and Japanese tanks and infantry are on the way for Flames of War and Rising Sun.

Warmachine: High Command Demo Game!

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Justin and Kev have dropped in for a quick run through of Warmachine: High Command.

Kingdom Death Unveil Their Awesome August Releases!

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Those masters of the monstrous and rulers of resin, Kingdom Death, have a new bunch of sculpts coming out this August for us all to fight over. Without further ado let's see what they have in store.

Gen Con 2013 – Infinity Panel

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Time for a look at what the guys from Corvus Beli have been up to at gen con, as Wildchevy has set up his camera to watch our friend Carlos present a seminar at Gen Con 2013,

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